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“Pricing is based on what we believe is the value of the product,” says Michelin North America CEO Dick Wilkerson. “Will stress (in the U.S.) market increase the value of the product? I’m not sure of that.”
November 4, 2009

Manufacturers refuse to choose  

Nearly all of the tire manufacturers outside of China were non-committal while the consumer tire import controversy played itself out. Many released statements, but they said little and refused to take sides, even after the final decision was announced.

Tags: Chinese tire imports, Cooper, International Trade Commission, Tarrifs, Toyo

"I think dealers are doing well," says tire industry analyst Saul Ludwig.
August 12, 2009

Mid-year report: 2009 starts poorly for the average tire dealer...  

In five months, 2009 will be history. Can we expect better results in the second half of the year than we experienced in the first half?

Tags: Bridgestone, CMA, Continental Tire, Cooper, Goodyear, Hankook, Michelin, Mid-year report, Saul Ludwig

Phil Nussbaum, president of Amarillo, Texas-based A to Z Tire & Battery Inc. (left) talks with Jim Mayfield, president of Del-Nat Tire Corp. during Del-Nat’s recent dealer meeting. “If you go back 25 years ago, you could go to one manufacturer that made 95% of what you needed,” says Nussbaum. It isn’t that easy today, he notes.
May 12, 2009

What does the future hold for private brands?  Web-Only Article

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s 2006 decision to discontinue production of certain private brand tires represented a seismic shift for a segment of the market that has traditionally enjoyed a high degree of supplier-customer consistency and predictability.

Tags: ACCC, ATD, Cooper, Flynn's Tire, Goodyear, Hercules, Private brand tires, SURE Tire, TBC Corp.

“Consumers should use low rolling resistance as a tiebreaker when deciding on what to buy,” says The Tire Rack’s Matt Edmonds (pictured with two of the green tires that were displayed at the SEMA Show).
December 17, 2008

Part green, part improvement  

How fast is the green movement making an impact on the automotive aftermarket? If the large number of environmentally friendly products at this year’s SEMA Show is any indication, very quickly indeed.

Tags: 3M, ArvinMeritor, CAFE standards, Cooper, green tires, KYB, SEMA, The Tire Rack, Trax, Yokohama

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